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bakwebidoon vti2 es
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tear a piece off of it

Paired with: bakwebizh vta



imbakwebidoon 1s - 0s ind; nimbakwebidoon 1s - 0s ind; nibakwebidoon 1s - 0s ind; obakwebidoon 3s - 0s ind; bakwebidood 3s - 0 conj; bekwebidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; bakwebidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /bakwebid-/

nibakwebidoon1s - 0s ind es
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obakwebidoon3s - 0s ind es
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bakwebidood3s - 0 conj es
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bekwebidood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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bakwebidoon2s - 0 imp es
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ogii-bakwebidoon3s - 0s ind pst es
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Gii-maazhichige gii-bakwebidood i'iwe apakwaan.

He made a mistake when he tore a piece off the roof.
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bakwebidoon /bakwebid-/: /bakwe-/
piece out of something, missing a piece
; /-bid/
pull it, use the hands on it
Reduplicated Form: babakwebidoon

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

Word Family

bakwebidoon vti2 tear a piece off of it
(benefactive) bakwebidamaw vta tear a piece of (it) off for h/

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